Lingo heddle



Feb. 3. 1925.

F. FARMER LINGO HEDDLE l Filed JulyI 1925.

latented Feb. 3, 1925.

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FREDERICK IFRIfIE-R, 'WGPJCESTE'R, MASSACHUSETTS .LING-,o HEDDLE. y i

.Application IedfJuly 5,

'To .all whom ity may concern:

Be it known that I,FP.EDERIGK FARMER, a citizen offthe United States, residing at Worcester', in the county of VVorces'ter and State of 'l\/Iassacl1usetts,.have invented a new and useful .Lingo Hed'dle, of vwhichlthe following is a specification.

"This invention relates to. a lingo vor'lin'go heddle. i The principal 'obj'ects'of'the invention Iare to Vimprovethe construction of the ordinary lingo or lingo heddle so thatlit willbemore durable, more easily .assembled and capable of, ready .detachment when the supporting v-cord is broken and prevent the necessity of'throwing away the connecting device that is usually discarded in the old constructions vand especially to provide for more ease of attachment of the parts and facilitate the repair of the heddle.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a front view of a lingo heddle constructed in accordance with this invention and shown in its complete condition;

Fig. 2 is a side view partly in section of the detachable connecting parts at the top shown separated;

Fig. 3 is an edge view of the heddle eye partly in section;

Fig. 4 is a side view of the bottom eye of the heddle;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the heddle wire before attachment to the heddle; and

Fig. 6 is a front view of the heddle eye with only one of the wires attached.

I have shown the invention as applied to a wire heddle having a central eye formed in a sheet metal plate 10. This plate is provided with two rectangular transverse .perforations 11 preferably. Each of the two Wires 12 which is to be attached to the heddle eye is provided with a long flattened portion 14 and bent at the center of this so as to double it over. The width of the flattened portion is the same as the width of the perforation 11. The same is true of the thickness. The wire is inserted through the perforation and the parts doubled over and brought into contact and soldered together on the piece of sheet metal 10.

This constitutes an important feature of the device. It permits of ready attachment of the parts and by melting the solder the wires can be withdrawn and very'. readily re- 1923. serial No. 6495590.

placed or 'i the eye replaced Viivith comparatively little di'fliculty.- Furthermore, .theattachment of the wires through a .non-circuz-f lar Lperforation cri-operating .with the yflattened portion '14 insures the anchoring of the wlreln exactly proper position Vso that they cannot be Vaccidentally put on` at a slight angle .tothe proper location.

'At theftofp oflthe heddle itis `provided l y wit'hthe usual hookl 'for the reception of the loopcord `16"`forsupporting it.' Thisis covered' by a clip 17 Vmade preferably of sheet'metal o-f a 'cylindrical v'form Pand khavln'g a l`'reduced end portion. Instead of relying upon the friction of the parts to hold kthis in position I provide a second fastening clip 20 above it made in the same way and of the same general form b-ut larger in crosssectlon so that it will fit over the cylindrical end of the lower clip. It is also provided with a longitudinal slit 22 permitting of its springing over this clip and on account of this I contract the open edge a litt-le to cause it to hug tight on the contracted portion of the lower clip when in position. In this way friction of these parts holds the whole fastening device together and at the same time when the cord breaks the two clips are readily separated from each other and are attached after replacement of the cord or the lingo. This elimina-tes the necessityV of throwing away the fastening device or the lingo heddle which has been a source of eX- pense heretofore. Y Y

At the lower endthe lower eye 25 is formed with a shank at its end running along the wire a little'way and this shank is turned up at 27 to form a hook which extends around the wire. This is manufactured in a straight form but when applied in position the operator presses on the end of the hook and forces it down on the wire to make the joint permanent. This affords a ready and simple means of detaching one end of this eye from its wire.

Although I have illustrated and described only a single form of the invention and shown the three features above mentioned applied to the same lingo heddle, I am aware of the fact that this invention can be applied to other lingoes or lingo heddles as well7 and thatI modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departpressed in the claims. Therefore I do not wish to be limited to the details of construction herein shown and described or to the combination of each of these features With the. others but what I do claim is l. A lingo or lingo heddle having an eye pie-ce, a Wire supporting it having a hook at the top, a cord loop extending over the hook, a clip slidable on the Wire for covering the hook and loop, and means on the cord for frictionally holding the clip.

2. As an article of manufacture, a lingo or lingo heddle having in its complete state an eye Supported by a Wire, the Wire having a hook at the top for receiving the loop of aV cord and having a clip slidable on the cord and capable of surrounding the top of the hook; and means for retaining the clip in position.

As an article of manufacture, a. lingo heddle having a hook at the top for receiving Lthe loop of a cord and having a clip eX- tending over the hook and bottom of the loop to protect them and provided With a second clip slidable on the cord and capable of surrounding the top of the first clip and holding it friotionally. v

4:. An an article of manufacture, a lingo heddle having a hook at the top for receiving the loop of a` cord and having a clip extending over the hook and bottom of the loop to protect them and provided With a second clip slidable on the cord and capa-ble of surrounding the top of the first clip and holding it frictionally, the second clip having a cylindrical portion fitting the first clip and being narrowed at its open end and provided with a longitudinal slit to allow it to yield and to press on the lower clip with a spring pressure.

5. The combination With a lingo heddle having a hook at the top, a cord loop through the hook and a clip slidable on the Wire of the heddle for covering the hook and loop with a seco-nd clip slidable on the cord and having means for frictionally holding the first named clip.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto afiiXed my signature.

FREDERICK FARMER. 

